Therion - Birth of Venus Illegitima

Key 0
Guitar
Favourite
       
 As recorded by Therion
 (From the 1998 Album VOVIN)
 
 Transcribed by Jerry
 
 Music by Christofer Johnsson
 Arranged by Christofer Johnsson & Jan Kazda
 
 F5         
 1 3 3 x x x
 
 Am         
 x x 7 5 x x
 
 G          
 x x 5 4 x x
 
 A5         
 5 7 7 x x x
 
 B5         
 7 9 9 x x x
 
 G5         
 3 5 5 x x x
 
 C5           
 8 10 10 x x x
 
 E5         
 0 2 x x x x
 
 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'lead'
 Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'rhythm'
 Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'clean'
 Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'acoustic'
 
 Intro
 Q=110
 Am G Am Am G Am 
    
 4/4     
  Gtr III
 Q Q E Q E +H.. E Q Q E Q E +Q. Q E Q

 ||----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
 ||o------------^5-|-(5)----------|------------^5-|-(5)---8--6----o||
 ||-----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)----------|----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)--------9---||
 ||-----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)----------|----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)------------||
 ||o-0-------------|--------------|-0-------------|---------------o||
 ||----------------|------------0-|---------------|----------------||
 

 
 Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am 
       
 4/4    
  Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||------5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|
 ||------7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|
 ||o-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 F5    E5 
 Gtr II
 W W W W

 |----------|----------|----------|-------||
 |----------|----------|----------|------o||
 |----------|----------|----------|-------||
 |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2-----||
 |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----o||
 |-1--------|-1--------|-0--------|-0-----||
 

 
 F5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 ||------------------|-----------------|
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|
 ||------------------|-----------------|
 ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 A5    B5 A5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x

 |-----------------|------------------||
 |-----------------|-----------------o||
 |-----------------|------------------||
 |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
 |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
 |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
 

 
     Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 ||------5---4-5------|-------5---4-5-----|-------5---4-5------|
 ||------7---5-7------|-------7---5-7-----|-------7---5-7------|
 ||o-0-0---0-----0--0-|--0--0---0-----0-0-|--0--0---0------0-0-|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q.

 ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 ||--5-------4-5---/7-|-(7)-------5-4---2-|-(2)-------4-5------|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 F5    E5 
 Gtr II
 W W

 |--------------|---------------||
 |--------------|--------------o||
 |--------------|---------------||
 |-3------------|-2-------------||
 |-3------------|-2------------o||
 |-1------------|-0-------------||
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.

 |--------------|---------------||
 |--------------|--------------o||
 |-7--5--4-2----|-5--4--2-1-----||
 |--------------|---------------||
 |--------------|--------------o||
 |--------------|---------------||
 

 
 F5    G5 A5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|
 |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|
 |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H E E E E +W

 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-\10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|
 

 
 A5                 B5   C5   B5  
  E E E E E E E E E  E E  E E  E Q

 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-\9-9\--|
 |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-\9-9\--|
 |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--/7-7--/8--8-\7-7\--|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H Q E E +W

 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)--------------------|
 |----------------13----|-------------------------|
 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------|-------------------------|
 

 
 F5    G5 A5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-7-|
 |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-7-|
 |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-5-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H E E E E +W

 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)----------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------------|---------------------|
 

 
 A5    E5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |----------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------|
 |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|--------------------|
 |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H Q E E +Q. H E

 |----------------------|--------------------|
 |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)-----9-------6-|
 |----------------13----|--------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------|
 |----------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|
 |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|
 

 |
 | +Q. H E +Q. H +E

 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |-(6)-----5---------|---------------------|
 |-----------------5-|-(5)-----4-------(4)-|
 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|
 

 
 Interlude
    Am G Am Am G Am 
 Gtr III
 Q Q E Q E +H.. E Q Q E Q E +Q. Q E Q

 ||----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------||
 ||o------------^5-|-(5)----------|------------^5-|-(5)---8--6-----o||
 ||-----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)----------|----5--4-5--^5-|-(5)--------9----||
 ||-----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)----------|----7--5-7--^7-|-(7)-------------||
 ||o-0-------------|--------------|-0-------------|----------------o||
 ||----------------|------------0-|---------------|-----------------||
 

 
     Am G Am Am G Am Am G Am 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||------5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|
 ||------7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|-----7---5-7-----|
 ||o-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|-0-0---0-----0-0-|
 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 

 
 F5  E5 
 W W W W

 |----------|----------|----------|-------||
 |----------|----------|----------|------o||
 |----------|----------|----------|-------||
 |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2-----||
 |-3--------|-3--------|-2--------|-2----o||
 |-1--------|-1--------|-0--------|-0-----||
 

 
 F5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 ||------------------|-----------------|
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|
 ||------------------|-----------------|
 ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 A5      B5      A5                
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x

 |-----------------|------------------||
 |-----------------|-----------------o||
 |-----------------|------------------||
 |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
 |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
 |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
 

 
 F5    G5 A5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 ||------------------------|----------------------|
 ||o-----------------------|----------------------|
 ||------------------------|----------------------|
 ||----3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|
 ||o---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|
 ||----1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H E E E E +W

 ||------------------------|----------------------|
 ||o-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------|
 ||------------------------|----------------------|
 ||------------------------|----------------------|
 ||o-----------------------|----------------------|
 ||------------------------|----------------------|
 

 
 A5    B5 C5 B5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 3x

 |----------------------|--------------------------||
 |----------------------|-------------------------o||
 |----------------------|--------------------------||
 |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-\9-9\---||
 |---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--/9-9-/10-10-\9-9\--o||
 |---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--/7-7--/8--8-\7-7\---||
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H Q E E +W 3x

 |----------------------|--------------------------||
 |-/12-------10------10-|-(10)--------------------o||
 |----------------13----|--------------------------||
 |----------------------|--------------------------||
 |----------------------|-------------------------o||
 |----------------------|--------------------------||
 

 
 F5    G5 A5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|
 |---3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-/5-5-/7-|---7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|
 |---1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-/3-3-/5-|---5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H E E E E +W H Q E E

 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 |-/10-------12-13-15-13-|-(13)-----------------|-/12-------10------10-|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------13----|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 |-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 

 
 E5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|
 |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | Q. H E +Q. H E +Q. H +E

 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |-10------9-------6-|-(6)-----5---------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------5-|-(5)-----4-------(4)-|
 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 

 
 String intro
 F5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 ||------------------|-----------------|
 ||o-----------------|-----------------|
 ||------------------|-----------------|
 ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 A5 B5 A5 
    
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |-----------------|------------------||
 |-----------------|-----------------o||
 |-----------------|------------------||
 |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
 |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
 |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
 

 
 Outro
 F5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---|
 |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---|
 |--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1---|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H q E E +H E S S S S S S

 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |-13-------12------10-|-(10)---------------------|
 |---------------12----|--------------5-7-9-7-5---|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 

 
 A5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 |--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H Q E E +W

 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |-12-------10------10-|-(10)---------------|
 |---------------13----|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 F5    
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---|
 |--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3---|
 |--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1---|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H q E E +H E S S S S S S

 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |-13-------12------10-|-(10)---------------------|
 |---------------12----|--------------5-7-9-7-5---|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------------|
 

 
 A5    E5 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|--------------------|-------------------|
 |--7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7-|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | H Q E E +Q. H E +Q. H E

 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |-12-------10------10-|-(10)-----9-------6-|-(6)-----5---------|
 |---------------13----|--------------------|-----------------5-|
 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 

 
       Am 
 Gtr II
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W +W

 |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
 |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|----------|------------|--------*|
 |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|----------|------------|--------*|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | +Q. H E +Q. H +E W W W

 |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-(5)-----4-------2-|-(2)-----1-------(1)-|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-------------------|---------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 

 
 
 Duration Legend

 ---------------
 W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
 

 + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
 Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
 Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
 Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
 duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
 bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
 melody durations appear below the staff
 
 Tablature Legend

 ----------------
 

 h - hammer-on
 p - pull-off
 b - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s - legato slide
 S - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
 (n) - artificial harmonic
 n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~ - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
 /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
 Misc Legend

 -----------
 

 | - bar
 || - double bar
 ||o - repeat start
 o|| - repeat end
 *| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
 Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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